Sorry for not blogging the last brews. Also I’ve been pretty lazy brewing the past years.

If you read this you might notice I updated the web site theme. I think I lost some features, but those was from a time when I hacked the theme to get them in. I don’t have time or interest to do this anymore so they are gone.

I realized I have too much hops and best way to use it is making a well hopped Imperial India Pale Ale. So here we go!

I’m trying a new technique and hope I get better efficiency than before. I’m emptying the Grainfather after the mash-up to a kettle, it was about 9-10L. Then added 10 L 74°C water to the malt bed. Then pour the wort back into the boiler after mash out.

Also boiling for 120 minutes to caramel the malts more. You can see the hop bill above, basically

It has been a long time since I had time and felt like brewing something. I was getting bored with the complexity using all the equipment. So I bought the Grainfather. So much easier, and less things to worry about.

The first beer with the Grainfather is an Oatmeal Ale with Mango, Papaya and Vanilla bean.

Now a curse upon Because and his kin! May Because be accursed for ever! If Will stops and cries Why, invoking Because, then Will stops & does nought. If Power asks why, then is Power weakness. Also reason is a lie; for there is a factor infinite & unknown; & all their words are skew-wise. Enough of Because! Be he damned for a dog! But ye, o my people, rise up & awake!

-The Book of the Law II:28-34

This is the second time I’ve had time to brew this year, I’ve been busy and I also been pretty lazy when I had time. Anyway it is that time of the year, actually precise date it is. It’s the day I’m doing magickal beer.

As usual the beer is 11%ABV, 111 IBU is too little so this time I pushed it over 200 IBU all thanks to Columbus hops. It will be flowery and citrusy all thanks to Centennial hops and Citra hops.

The colour is black and brown, or blue and golden for those that can see. For it is a magickal beer.